(Currentl y A mended) A filtering filter d e vice, comprising: a first substrate formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition; a second substrate fbrmed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, wherein the second substrate is positioned substan ti ally parall e l and opposite to the first substrate; and an array ofparalle l nanotubes, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is each nanotube composed from a gr a phene membrane that has having a plurality of discrete pores selectiv e for [[the]] passage of one or more mole c ules through the plurality of discrete pores, [[the]] wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends extending between the first substrate and the second substrate suc h that the array of the parallel n anotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes has hfving a first opening embedded in the first substrate and a second opening embedded i n the se c ond substrate such that a fluid mixture is comprising at least a first m e lecuko and a second molecule is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening and or the seon n d openin g s S/N 13/995,339 wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that and o ne of the first molecule and the second mol ecuI e[[s]] is filtered through the plurality of discrete pores.

Th e filtering filter device of claim [[2]] 1, wherein the fluid mixture is-inc l udes one of a gas mixture, a liquid mixture. [[or]] and a supercritical mixture.

T he filtering filter device of claim [[3]] 1, wherein the graphene membrane includes a p lurality of the discrete pores of the graphene membrane have having a size selective for [[the]] p assage of one or more gas molecules across the grap hene membrane.

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The filtering filter device of cla i m 1, wherein the nan o tubes ha ve an approximate length in a range from between about 0.1 millimeters [[and]] to about 30 millimeters.

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28. (Withdrawn-Currently Amended) A sy ste m to form a filter device for formin g a filtering device with an array of parallel nanotubes, the system comprising: a nanotube growth chamber; a sample manipulator configured to h o ld a growth substrate in the nanotube growth chamber; a ca t alyst depositor configured to deposit a nanopartic u late catalyst; a gas source conf i gured to deliver gas to the nanotube growth chamber; a heater configured to heat the nanotube growth chamber; a monomer source op erativel y coupled to th e sample manipulator; a polymeriza t ion init iator; a microtome; a pore formation forming apparatus; and a controller configured by machine executable instructions, the controller coupled with the nanotube growth chamber, t he sample manipulator, the catalyst depositor, the gas source, the h eater, the monomer source, the polymerization initiator, the microtome, and th e p ore formation forming apparatus, wherein the controller is operable to: configure t h e sa m ple m anipulator to hold the growth substrate; 6 S/N 13/995,339 configure the catalyst depo si tor to deposit [[a]] the nanoparticulate catalyst on the growth substrate; configure the gas source to expose a nanotube f ee dstock gas to the nanopar t iculate catalyst deposited on the gr ow th substrate; configure the heater to h eat the nanotube gro w th chamber such that [[an]] the array of the parallel nanotubes grows from the nanopa r ticulate catalyst deposited o n the growth substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene mernbrane; configure the monomer source to perforn a first process to embed independently embed a first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes in a liquid monomer composition and perrnia second process to embed a second end of the array of the faralle nanotubes in [[a]] the liquid mono m er composition; configure the polymerization initiator to; perform a first polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form polymerize the-monomer to form a first substrate at the first e nd of the array of the parallel nanotubes, and perform a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form a second substrate at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes s wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite position to the first substrate; configure the sample manipulator to remove th e gro w th substrat e; configure the microtome to c ut the liquid polymerized monomer composition that forms the first substrate and the second substrate such that a first opening of each 7 S/N 13/995,339 nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotubes is exposed at a[[n]] first outer surface of the first substrate and a second opening of each nanotube is exposed at a[[n]] a second outer surface of th e second substrate., wherein the first opening is embedded in the first substrate and the second opening is embedded in the second substrate such that a fluid mixture is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening, and wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first SVG 13995339.09-10-2015.IEE₁T₀NRPXXIFW3.CLM.1.svg 1.31 5.87 Black and white nanotubes, wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that one of the first molecule and the second molecule is filtered through the discrete pores.

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(Withdrawn Currently Amended) A method to filter of filtering a fluid mixture by use of a filter device, the method comprising: exposing the fluid mix ture to a first end of an array of parallel nanotubes embedded in a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition. wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene member that has discrete pores, and wherein the fluid mixtur e comprises at least a first molecular species and a second molecular species; directing the first molecular species through the discrete a plurality of pores o the graphene member located in each nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotu b es to form a filtrat e fraction that includes at least a port i on of the first molecular species through employing one or m ore of a temperature, pressure, concentration, polarity, [[or]] and ele ctroc hemi cal potential gr adient across wa l ls of the array of the parallel nanotubes[[,]]; collecting the filtrate frac t ion that includes the first molecular species in a space surrounding that surrounds the array of the parallel nanotubes b e t w een the first substrate and a second substrate. wherein a second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes is embedded in the second substrate, wherein the second substrate is formed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, and 10 S/N 13/995,339 wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite orientation to the first substrate; retaining the second molecular species within the array of the parallel nanotubes to f orm a retentate fraction that includes at least a portion of the second molecular species, wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first substrate and the second substrate such that the array of the parallel nanotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate; and collecting the retentate fraction at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes embedded in the second substrate.

(Withdrawn-Currently Amended) The m ethod of clai m 37, wherein exposing the fl uid mixture to [[a]] the firs t end of [[an]] the array of the parallel na n otubes further comprises: exposing one of: a gas mixtur e, a liquid mixtur e, and a super c ritical m i xtur e to the first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes.

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(Currentl y A mended) A filtering filter d e vice, comprising: a first substrate formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition; a second substrate fbrmed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, wherein the second substrate is positioned substan ti ally parall e l and opposite to the first substrate; and an array ofparalle l nanotubes, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is each nanotube composed from a gr a phene membrane that has having a plurality of discrete pores selectiv e for [[the]] passage of one or more mole c ules through the plurality of discrete pores, [[the]] wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends extending between the first substrate and the second substrate suc h that the array of the parallel n anotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes has hfving a first opening embedded in the first substrate and a second opening embedded i n the se c ond substrate such that a fluid mixture is comprising at least a first m e lecuko and a second molecule is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening and or the seon n d openin g s S/N 13/995,339 wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that and o ne of the first molecule and the second mol ecuI e[[s]] is filtered through the plurality of discrete pores.

Th e filtering filter device of claim [[2]] 1, wherein the fluid mixture is-inc l udes one of a gas mixture, a liquid mixture. [[or]] and a supercritical mixture.

T he filtering filter device of claim [[3]] 1, wherein the graphene membrane includes a p lurality of the discrete pores of the graphene membrane have having a size selective for [[the]] p assage of one or more gas molecules across the grap hene membrane.

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12. (Currently A m ended) T he filtering filter device of cla im [[11]] l wherein t he array of the parallel nanotubes is arranged such that the fluid mixture is exposed to the first openin g [[s]] in the first substrate, wherein filtered throu g h the wa l ls of the nanotubes filter the fluid mixture as the fluid mixture passes through the nanotubes, and wherein the filtered fluid mixture is collected in a space surrounding a space that surrounds the array of the parallel nanotubes between the first substr a te and the second substrate collects the filtered fluid mixture.

The filtering filter device of cla i m 1, wherein the nan o tubes ha ve an approximate length in a range from between about 0.1 millimeters [[and]] to about 30 millimeters.

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28. (Withdrawn-Currently Amended) A sy ste m to form a filter device for formin g a filtering device with an array of parallel nanotubes, the system comprising: a nanotube growth chamber; a sample manipulator configured to h o ld a growth substrate in the nanotube growth chamber; a ca t alyst depositor configured to deposit a nanopartic u late catalyst; a gas source conf i gured to deliver gas to the nanotube growth chamber; a heater configured to heat the nanotube growth chamber; a monomer source op erativel y coupled to th e sample manipulator; a polymeriza t ion init iator; a microtome; a pore formation forming apparatus; and a controller configured by machine executable instructions, the controller coupled with the nanotube growth chamber, t he sample manipulator, the catalyst depositor, the gas source, the h eater, the monomer source, the polymerization initiator, the microtome, and th e p ore formation forming apparatus, wherein the controller is operable to: configure t h e sa m ple m anipulator to hold the growth substrate; 6 S/N 13/995,339 configure the catalyst depo si tor to deposit [[a]] the nanoparticulate catalyst on the growth substrate; configure the gas source to expose a nanotube f ee dstock gas to the nanopar t iculate catalyst deposited on the gr ow th substrate; configure the heater to h eat the nanotube gro w th chamber such that [[an]] the array of the parallel nanotubes grows from the nanopa r ticulate catalyst deposited o n the growth substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene mernbrane; configure the monomer source to perforn a first process to embed independently embed a first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes in a liquid monomer composition and perrnia second process to embed a second end of the array of the faralle nanotubes in [[a]] the liquid mono m er composition; configure the polymerization initiator to; perform a first polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form polymerize the-monomer to form a first substrate at the first e nd of the array of the parallel nanotubes, and perform a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form a second substrate at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes s wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite position to the first substrate; configure the sample manipulator to remove th e gro w th substrat e; configure the microtome to c ut the liquid polymerized monomer composition that forms the first substrate and the second substrate such that a first opening of each 7 S/N 13/995,339 nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotubes is exposed at a[[n]] first outer surface of the first substrate and a second opening of each nanotube is exposed at a[[n]] a second outer surface of th e second substrate., wherein the first opening is embedded in the first substrate and the second opening is embedded in the second substrate such that a fluid mixture is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening, and wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first SVG 13995339.09-10-2015.IEE₁T₀NRPXXIFW3.CLM.1.svg 1.31 5.87 Black and white nanotubes, wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that one of the first molecule and the second molecule is filtered through the discrete pores.

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(Withdrawn Currently Amended) A method to filter of filtering a fluid mixture by use of a filter device, the method comprising: exposing the fluid mix ture to a first end of an array of parallel nanotubes embedded in a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition. wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene member that has discrete pores, and wherein the fluid mixtur e comprises at least a first molecular species and a second molecular species; directing the first molecular species through the discrete a plurality of pores o the graphene member located in each nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotu b es to form a filtrat e fraction that includes at least a port i on of the first molecular species through employing one or m ore of a temperature, pressure, concentration, polarity, [[or]] and ele ctroc hemi cal potential gr adient across wa l ls of the array of the parallel nanotubes[[,]]; collecting the filtrate frac t ion that includes the first molecular species in a space surrounding that surrounds the array of the parallel nanotubes b e t w een the first substrate and a second substrate. wherein a second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes is embedded in the second substrate, wherein the second substrate is formed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, and 10 S/N 13/995,339 wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite orientation to the first substrate; retaining the second molecular species within the array of the parallel nanotubes to f orm a retentate fraction that includes at least a portion of the second molecular species, wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first substrate and the second substrate such that the array of the parallel nanotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate; and collecting the retentate fraction at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes embedded in the second substrate.

(Withdrawn-Currently Amended) The m ethod of clai m 37, wherein exposing the fl uid mixture to [[a]] the firs t end of [[an]] the array of the parallel na n otubes further comprises: exposing one of: a gas mixtur e, a liquid mixtur e, and a super c ritical m i xtur e to the first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes.

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(Currentl y A mended) A filtering filter d e vice, comprising: a first substrate formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition; a second substrate fbrmed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, wherein the second substrate is positioned substan ti ally parall e l and opposite to the first substrate; and an array ofparalle l nanotubes, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is each nanotube composed from a gr a phene membrane that has having a plurality of discrete pores selectiv e for [[the]] passage of one or more mole c ules through the plurality of discrete pores, [[the]] wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends extending between the first substrate and the second substrate suc h that the array of the parallel n anotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes has hfving a first opening embedded in the first substrate and a second opening embedded i n the se c ond substrate such that a fluid mixture is comprising at least a first m e lecuko and a second molecule is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening and or the seon n d openin g s S/N 13/995,339 wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that and o ne of the first molecule and the second mol ecuI e[[s]] is filtered through the plurality of discrete pores.

Th e filtering filter device of claim [[2]] 1, wherein the fluid mixture is-inc l udes one of a gas mixture, a liquid mixture. [[or]] and a supercritical mixture.

T he filtering filter device of claim [[3]] 1, wherein the graphene membrane includes a p lurality of the discrete pores of the graphene membrane have having a size selective for [[the]] p assage of one or more gas molecules across the grap hene membrane.

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12. (Currently A m ended) T he filtering filter device of cla im [[11]] l wherein t he array of the parallel nanotubes is arranged such that the fluid mixture is exposed to the first openin g [[s]] in the first substrate, wherein filtered throu g h the wa l ls of the nanotubes filter the fluid mixture as the fluid mixture passes through the nanotubes, and wherein the filtered fluid mixture is collected in a space surrounding a space that surrounds the array of the parallel nanotubes between the first substr a te and the second substrate collects the filtered fluid mixture.

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28. (Withdrawn-Currently Amended) A sy ste m to form a filter device for formin g a filtering device with an array of parallel nanotubes, the system comprising: a nanotube growth chamber; a sample manipulator configured to h o ld a growth substrate in the nanotube growth chamber; a ca t alyst depositor configured to deposit a nanopartic u late catalyst; a gas source conf i gured to deliver gas to the nanotube growth chamber; a heater configured to heat the nanotube growth chamber; a monomer source op erativel y coupled to th e sample manipulator; a polymeriza t ion init iator; a microtome; a pore formation forming apparatus; and a controller configured by machine executable instructions, the controller coupled with the nanotube growth chamber, t he sample manipulator, the catalyst depositor, the gas source, the h eater, the monomer source, the polymerization initiator, the microtome, and th e p ore formation forming apparatus, wherein the controller is operable to: configure t h e sa m ple m anipulator to hold the growth substrate; 6 S/N 13/995,339 configure the catalyst depo si tor to deposit [[a]] the nanoparticulate catalyst on the growth substrate; configure the gas source to expose a nanotube f ee dstock gas to the nanopar t iculate catalyst deposited on the gr ow th substrate; configure the heater to h eat the nanotube gro w th chamber such that [[an]] the array of the parallel nanotubes grows from the nanopa r ticulate catalyst deposited o n the growth substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene mernbrane; configure the monomer source to perforn a first process to embed independently embed a first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes in a liquid monomer composition and perrnia second process to embed a second end of the array of the faralle nanotubes in [[a]] the liquid mono m er composition; configure the polymerization initiator to; perform a first polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form polymerize the-monomer to form a first substrate at the first e nd of the array of the parallel nanotubes, and perform a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form a second substrate at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes s wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite position to the first substrate; configure the sample manipulator to remove th e gro w th substrat e; configure the microtome to c ut the liquid polymerized monomer composition that forms the first substrate and the second substrate such that a first opening of each 7 S/N 13/995,339 nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotubes is exposed at a[[n]] first outer surface of the first substrate and a second opening of each nanotube is exposed at a[[n]] a second outer surface of th e second substrate., wherein the first opening is embedded in the first substrate and the second opening is embedded in the second substrate such that a fluid mixture is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening, and wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first SVG 13995339.09-10-2015.IEE₁T₀NRPXXIFW3.CLM.1.svg 1.31 5.87 Black and white nanotubes, wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that one of the first molecule and the second molecule is filtered through the discrete pores.

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(Withdrawn Currently Amended) A method to filter of filtering a fluid mixture by use of a filter device, the method comprising: exposing the fluid mix ture to a first end of an array of parallel nanotubes embedded in a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition. wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene member that has discrete pores, and wherein the fluid mixtur e comprises at least a first molecular species and a second molecular species; directing the first molecular species through the discrete a plurality of pores o the graphene member located in each nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotu b es to form a filtrat e fraction that includes at least a port i on of the first molecular species through employing one or m ore of a temperature, pressure, concentration, polarity, [[or]] and ele ctroc hemi cal potential gr adient across wa l ls of the array of the parallel nanotubes[[,]]; collecting the filtrate frac t ion that includes the first molecular species in a space surrounding that surrounds the array of the parallel nanotubes b e t w een the first substrate and a second substrate. wherein a second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes is embedded in the second substrate, wherein the second substrate is formed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, and 10 S/N 13/995,339 wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite orientation to the first substrate; retaining the second molecular species within the array of the parallel nanotubes to f orm a retentate fraction that includes at least a portion of the second molecular species, wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first substrate and the second substrate such that the array of the parallel nanotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate; and collecting the retentate fraction at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes embedded in the second substrate.

(Withdrawn-Currently Amended) The m ethod of clai m 37, wherein exposing the fl uid mixture to [[a]] the firs t end of [[an]] the array of the parallel na n otubes further comprises: exposing one of: a gas mixtur e, a liquid mixtur e, and a super c ritical m i xtur e to the first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes.

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Th e filtering filter device of claim [[2]] 1, wherein the fluid mixture is-inc l udes one of a gas mixture, a liquid mixture. [[or]] and a supercritical mixture.

T he filtering filter device of claim [[3]] 1, wherein the graphene membrane includes a p lurality of the discrete pores of the graphene membrane have having a size selective for [[the]] p assage of one or more gas molecules across the grap hene membrane.

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28. (Withdrawn-Currently Amended) A sy ste m to form a filter device for formin g a filtering device with an array of parallel nanotubes, the system comprising: a nanotube growth chamber; a sample manipulator configured to h o ld a growth substrate in the nanotube growth chamber; a ca t alyst depositor configured to deposit a nanopartic u late catalyst; a gas source conf i gured to deliver gas to the nanotube growth chamber; a heater configured to heat the nanotube growth chamber; a monomer source op erativel y coupled to th e sample manipulator; a polymeriza t ion init iator; a microtome; a pore formation forming apparatus; and a controller configured by machine executable instructions, the controller coupled with the nanotube growth chamber, t he sample manipulator, the catalyst depositor, the gas source, the h eater, the monomer source, the polymerization initiator, the microtome, and th e p ore formation forming apparatus, wherein the controller is operable to: configure t h e sa m ple m anipulator to hold the growth substrate; 6 S/N 13/995,339 configure the catalyst depo si tor to deposit [[a]] the nanoparticulate catalyst on the growth substrate; configure the gas source to expose a nanotube f ee dstock gas to the nanopar t iculate catalyst deposited on the gr ow th substrate; configure the heater to h eat the nanotube gro w th chamber such that [[an]] the array of the parallel nanotubes grows from the nanopa r ticulate catalyst deposited o n the growth substrate, wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene mernbrane; configure the monomer source to perforn a first process to embed independently embed a first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes in a liquid monomer composition and perrnia second process to embed a second end of the array of the faralle nanotubes in [[a]] the liquid mono m er composition; configure the polymerization initiator to; perform a first polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form polymerize the-monomer to form a first substrate at the first e nd of the array of the parallel nanotubes, and perform a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition to form a second substrate at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes s wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite position to the first substrate; configure the sample manipulator to remove th e gro w th substrat e; configure the microtome to c ut the liquid polymerized monomer composition that forms the first substrate and the second substrate such that a first opening of each 7 S/N 13/995,339 nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotubes is exposed at a[[n]] first outer surface of the first substrate and a second opening of each nanotube is exposed at a[[n]] a second outer surface of th e second substrate., wherein the first opening is embedded in the first substrate and the second opening is embedded in the second substrate such that a fluid mixture is provided into one of the first opening and the second opening, and wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first SVG 13995339.09-10-2015.IEE₁T₀NRPXXIFW3.CLM.1.svg 1.31 5.87 Black and white nanotubes, wherein the fluid mixture includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule such that one of the first molecule and the second molecule is filtered through the discrete pores.

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(Withdrawn Currently Amended) A method to filter of filtering a fluid mixture by use of a filter device, the method comprising: exposing the fluid mix ture to a first end of an array of parallel nanotubes embedded in a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is formed by a first polymerization of a liquid monomer composition. wherein each nanotube of the array of the parallel nanotubes is composed from a graphene member that has discrete pores, and wherein the fluid mixtur e comprises at least a first molecular species and a second molecular species; directing the first molecular species through the discrete a plurality of pores o the graphene member located in each nanotube in the array of the parallel nanotu b es to form a filtrat e fraction that includes at least a port i on of the first molecular species through employing one or m ore of a temperature, pressure, concentration, polarity, [[or]] and ele ctroc hemi cal potential gr adient across wa l ls of the array of the parallel nanotubes[[,]]; collecting the filtrate frac t ion that includes the first molecular species in a space surrounding that surrounds the array of the parallel nanotubes b e t w een the first substrate and a second substrate. wherein a second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes is embedded in the second substrate, wherein the second substrate is formed by a second polymerization of the liquid monomer composition, and 10 S/N 13/995,339 wherein the second substrate is positioned in a substantially parallel and opposite orientation to the first substrate; retaining the second molecular species within the array of the parallel nanotubes to f orm a retentate fraction that includes at least a portion of the second molecular species, wherein the array of the parallel nanotubes extends between the first substrate and the second substrate such that the array of the parallel nanotubes is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate; and collecting the retentate fraction at the second end of the array of the parallel nanotubes embedded in the second substrate.

(Withdrawn-Currently Amended) The m ethod of clai m 37, wherein exposing the fl uid mixture to [[a]] the firs t end of [[an]] the array of the parallel na n otubes further comprises: exposing one of: a gas mixtur e, a liquid mixtur e, and a super c ritical m i xtur e to the first end of the array of the parallel nanotubes.

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